Jack Dini

John William Dini, know to all as ‘Jack’, passed away at the age of 89 on June 17, 2026. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on Nov. 14, 1936. He published two books, a technical book on materials science and coatings and another on environmental issues. In retirement, he wrote extensively on various environmental issues for online publications. He was a skilled leaded glass hobbyist, creating more than 20 lamps and many panels. He was a jogger for many years, competing in over 300 long distance races. He was a slow runner, not wanting to take the glory away from others. His secret was to start slow and taper. He and Anne traveled extensively, visiting over 70 countries. He is survived by his wife, Anne, of 67 years, and sons Mike, Steve, and Paul. If you were to meet him somewhere, he would sum up his life as ‘peaches and cream’.

Most Recent Articles by Jack Dini:

Listeria Pathogen Can Be Fatal April 10, 2017

Meat contaminated with Listeria will not show signs of spoilage, such as sliminess or odor. You can't smell a food and tell it it is safe

Bacteria Are Everywhere March 24, 2017

Positives From Bacteria, and things to take a second look at

Green Lunacy—Wood Biomass March 9, 2017

There have been several disastrous fires in plants that converted to biomass burning

Polar Bears Doing Quite Well March 4, 2017

Grim predictions of the imminent demise of polar bears--their 'harsh prophetic reality' as it has been called--have been touted since at least 2001. Such depressing prophesies have so widely missed the mark they can now be said to have failed.

Corals: More Resilient Than Many Have Thought February 25, 2017

Many studies had used flawed methods, subjecting marine creatures to sudden increases in carbon dioxide that would never be experienced in real life

Green Energy Scandals Cost Taxpayers Billions February 15, 2017

The government's picking winners and losers in the energy market has cost taxpayers billions of dollars,

Were World Leaders Duped Over Manipulated Global Warming Data? February 9, 2017

Herbal And Dietary Supplements—Buyer Beware January 19, 2017

Of the fifty-one thousand products introduced since 1994, only 170 (0.3 percent) have any documentation of their safety

Bugs, Chemicals and Toxins in Food January 12, 2017

All foods contain chemicals. They also can contain bugs, bug parts and toxins

Ocean Islands Are Not Sinking January 4, 2017

New research shows the islands are growing, not receding

Environmental Fears December 26, 2016

Chemophobia, gnosphobia, and most recently chemonoia are terms that have been used to describe this irrational fear of chemicals

Adapting to Toxic Environments December 13, 2016

Tolerance to toxins

Antarctica Continues to Baffle Alarmists December 6, 2016

Sea ice in the Antarctic is much less sensitive to the effects of climate change that that of the Arctic

Solar’s Darkening Sky November 26, 2016

Bankruptcy, Insolvency, Shutting their doors

Bumps in Solar Roadways November 10, 2016

In spite of the problems with roadways, the concept has some potential in other areas

Hillary Clinton’s Solar Energy Promise Will Help the Chinese November 3, 2016

$205 billion of American tax dollars will be used to subsidize extraordinarily expensive solar power panels that are mostly made in China

War On Coal Can’t Be Stopped October 30, 2016

All of this underscores the foolishness of the Obama climate-change regulations designed to drastically reduce coal consumption in the US

Arctic Sea Ice Not Disappearing October 20, 2016

Time for the sea ice and global warming modelers to discard their equations and to start all over again from scratch

Top American Fears- Corrupt Government and Terrorist Attacks, Not Climate Change October 17, 2016

Compared to other issues such as communicable diseases, malnutrition and hunger, sanitation and water, and the rest, climate change ranked last on the list

Desalination of Seawater—Much Needed Help Worldwide October 14, 2016

Water crisis: Escalating water demands of a growing world population

Air Pollution Blown Out Of Proportion October 7, 2016

If smoke from fires was lethal, there would be no humans alive

Antarctica- Confusing the Alarmists September 23, 2016

Final words on the 'collapsing ice shelf'

E-waste- A Major Pollution Issue September 6, 2016

E-waste recycling is a source of much needed income in many low to middle income countries

Climate Thought Police—Akin To George Orwell 1984 September 3, 2016

Don't you dare question our viewpoint. Woe be to the poor students in the Meteorology Department at San Jose State who question the gospel

Bats’ Nemesis—Wind Turbines August 26, 2016

Clearly, bats are a valuable resource we cannot afford to lose

Questioning Organic August 12, 2016

Organic food is rich people spending their extra cash to feel good. While that is just as valid as spending it on holidays, we should resist any implied moral superiority

Questioning Medical Research Funding August 7, 2016

“In the acquisition of new knowledge, scientists are not guided by logic and objectivity alone, but also by such non-rational factors as rhetoric, propaganda, and personal prejudice

John Kerry on Air Conditioners and ISIS July 26, 2016

Air conditioners and refrigerators are as big a threat to life as the threat of terrorism posed by groups like the Islamic State

Blank Sun—Mini Ice Age? July 23, 2016

Europe may be facing a 'mini ice age' due to a possible protracted solar minimum

Greenpeace—Upsetting Folks Worldwide July 15, 2016

Greenpeace has parlayed media savvy, flagrant dishonesty and an aptitude for political theater into a $360 million plus year empire